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Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John…
Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvii. Showing, the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy reception, and blessed entertainment. / Written by John Bunyan, author of the Pilgrim's progress. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John VI. verse xxxvii. Shewing, the cause, truth and manner of the coming of a sinner to Jesus Christ; with his happy reception, and blessed entertainment. / Written by John Bunyan, author of the Pilgrim's progress. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]
Boston, : Reprinted, and are to be sold by Nicholas Boone at the Bible in Cornhill., 1728
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The Word (giveth) or hath given, must be restrained after the same manner, to the same limited Number. All that the Father giveth Me; •o• all that are seven. If you take the Gift of […] Father to the Son in the largest sense; for • that sense, there are many given to him, •ot shall never come unto him; yea, many we given unto him, that he will cast out. I •all therefore first show you the Truth of •is, and then in what sense the Gift of the Text must be taken.
The Word (giveth) or hath given, must be restrained after the same manner, to the same limited Number. All that the Father giventh Me; •o• all that are seven. If you take the Gift of 〈…〉 Father to the Son in the largest sense; for • that sense, there are many given to him, •ot shall never come unto him; yea, many we given unto him, that he will cast out. I •all therefore first shew you the Truth of •is, and then in what sense the Gift of the Text must be taken.
First, T••• all things are given to Christ, if o• take the Gift of the Father to him in the •rgest sense, cannot be intended in the Text, • evident.